This is where Bruce acts uber-naive.
"We would NEVER knowingly help bad guys. They did it without us knowing".
I expect something like that, just like "No one in America thought Saddam would use chem agents that we gave his universities during war to hurt his enemies".
it's a waste of time. Bruce has a mindset that we do the right thing morally. I'm under the impression we do very bad thigns when it's for the greater good. he will invent scenarios and possibilities to explain away any list of things. So it's pointless.
I definitely believe that CIA has been supporting terrorist organisations such as the Contras in the past, I'd say that is a wide-known fact.
Meaning: USA has been interfering in foreign countries domestic affairs, supporting undemocratic groups when doing so.
But I do not believe there is some conspiracy behind it all, that it would be some secret society directing all this.
I simply believe this is the "nature of the beast", or bad habits that comes when you're the biggest and best kid in the schoolyard, so to speak.
Sticking with the schoolyard allegory, showing respect and consideration won't be as important to that kid after awhile, simply because he can do whatever he want, since he's the biggest baddest mofo in the schoolyard.
The only way he could get beat up, is if all the other kids unite against him...
USA is the leading nation in the world. The president of the USA needs to be someone who is capable of building bridges.
George W Bush is clearly not that person.
Giuliani, Obama, McCain, Edwards or even Clinton... They all would be much better at it.
-Hedge
